Re: --suppress-* options error out, apparently passing to format-patch too.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> jim.cromie@gmail.com writes:
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> > [jimc@godzilla wk-test]$ git send-email --to=$trybot --no-to
> > --suppress-to --no-cc --dry-run
> > 0001-dyndbg-fix-NULL-ptr-on-i386-due-to-section-alignment.patch
> > fatal: unrecognized argument: --suppress-to
> > format-patch -o /tmp/tXB5tLINzc --suppress-to: command returned error: 128
> > [jimc@godzilla wk-test]$ git send-email --to=$trybot --no-to
> > --suppress-to=all --no-cc --dry-run
> > 0001-dyndbg-fix-NULL-ptr-on-i386-due-to-section-alignment.patch
> > fatal: unrecognized argument: --suppress-to=all
> > format-patch -o /tmp/Y47eIqlSDG --suppress-to=all: command returned error: 128
> >
> > --no-to --no-cc also doesnt work (as Id expect), it still wants to cc
> > to one given in patch-file.
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> My findings from a quick read of the send-email script:
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> * There are --suppress-cc and --suppress-from but there is no
> --suppress-to option at all.
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Indeed. my brain filled that in. once I dropped it, the cmd succeeded.
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> * There are --no-cc and --no-to but they suppress cc and to
> addresses from the command line (and probably from the
> configuration); addresses a specific patch file lists to be sent
> are not affected.
>
yes, that explains things.
> Documentation updates might be needed.
--no-to, --no-cc, --no-bcc
Clear any list of To:, Cc:, Bcc: addresses previously set via config.I did find "config" somewhat ambiguous. "options" would be clearer.
thank you.
